Many state and local government employment laws go into effect on January 1, 2024.  Here is a non-exhaustive list of 24 employment law updates to ring in the New Year:

Click here and here for more information regarding the Illinois – Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave ordinance and changes to the same thereafter.

In addition to the above updates, there are numerous hourly minimum wage rate increases set to take effect in various jurisdictions on January 1, 2024, as previously detailed here.